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Which teacher or staff member at Clinton Rosette Middle School deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
575
Middle
DISTRICT 720 · STATE 462
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·DEKALB CUSD 428·NCES 171200006601
Clinton Rosette Middle School
650 N 1st St, DeKalb, IL 60115 · (815) 754-2226 · DeKalb County
GRADES 06–08MIDDLE23-SUBURBTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.0:1 · STATE 13.0:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
426 students
DISTRICT 69% · STATE 56%
Community
5
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other middle schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 6 | 193 | 34% |
| Grade 7 | 187 | 33% |
| Grade 8 | 195 | 34% |
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · STATE 69% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
School pathway
Students here typically continue to
Clinton Rosette Middle School→DeKalb High School
Based on grade levels within DeKalb CUSD 428. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
IAR + ISA 2024-25 . % Proficient (Levels 4-5)English Language Arts
17.9%
IL avg 51.0% . +3.7pp since 2023
Math
13.3%
IL avg 37.9% . +4.4pp since 2023
What this means: On the IAR + ISA, Illinois's statewide test, about 18 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 13 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all Illinois schools, those numbers are about 51 and 38. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
IAR + ISA results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 17.9% | 13.3% |
| 2023-24 | 14.2% | 8.9% |
% Proficient (Levels 4-5), all students and all tested grades.
Source: IAR + ISA. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
17.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
28.7%
based on IL schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 17% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 29% typical for Illinois schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among Illinois's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like Clinton Rosette Middle School
Clinton Rosette Middle School's state test result (17.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clinton Rosette Middle School this school | 575 | 74.1% | 17.3% |
| Geo T Wilkins Jr High School Justice | 508 | 67.1% | 43.7% |
| Bernard W Flinn Middle School Rockford | 807 | 69.5% | 20.4% |
| Urbana Middle School Urbana | 877 | 75.4% | 17.7% |
| Carl Sandburg Middle School Freeport | 430 | 68.1% | 18.3% |
| Huntley Middle School Dekalb | 865 | 63.8% | 22.0% |
Matched among Illinois middle schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where Clinton Rosette Middle School ranks
Among middle schools| Measure | This school | In Illinois | In DeKalb County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 17.3% | #539 of 578 | #7 of 7 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 13.3% | #555 of 640 ▲ 2 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 17.9% | #627 of 640 ▼ 13 | #7 of 7 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #233 of 691 | #3 of 7 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #193 of 558 | #4 of 7 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #31 of 560 | #2 of 7 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.1% | #83 of 581 | #1 of 7 |
Ranked against other public middle schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
575
-65 (-10%) vs 2020
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 575 | 47.3 | 12.2:1 | 74% (426) |
| 2023-24 | 582 | 45.3 | 12.8:1 | 74% (431) |
| 2022-23 | 615 | 42.9 | 14.3:1 | 70% (433) |
| 2020-21 | 640 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for Clinton Rosette Middle School.
About Clinton Rosette Middle School
Located in DeKalb, Illinois, Clinton Rosette Middle School is a medium-sized middle school. Enrolled students number 575 students, in grades 6 through 8. Enrollment is 24% higher than the average for middle schools in Illinois, which is about 462.
DeKalb CUSD 428 runs Clinton Rosette Middle School along with 11 other schools, enrolling 6,771 students in total.
At Clinton Rosette Middle School, the largest share of students is Hispanic, at 39%. Next come 26% White, 26% Black, and 7% multiracial. The county population is about 15% Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school reported 47.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 12.2:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 13.0:1 average for middle schools in Illinois. Eligible students account for 74% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Compared with the 48% average for public schools in DeKalb County, the school's rate is higher.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, Clinton Rosette Middle School is 11.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 17.3%. Predicted: 28.7%.
Clinton Rosette Middle School is located in DeKalb County, where the median household income is $70,724, about 33% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides Clinton Rosette Middle School, DeKalb County has 42 other public schools.
The nearest public school is Littlejohn Elementary School, at about 0.6 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, Clinton Rosette Middle School ranks 7th on proficiency.
Its NCES locale code is Suburb: Small: the school is in a suburban area outside a principal city, within an urbanized area with a population under 100,000.
Enrollment has fallen by 65 students since 2020-21, to 575.
Discussions about Clinton Rosette Middle School may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
DeKalb County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
100,703
Census ACS
Median income
$70,724
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
33%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
43
16,328 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in DeKalb CUSD 428
- DeKalb High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Huntley Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Founders Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Cortland Elementary SchoolElementary · 523 students
- Littlejohn Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
Other schools in DeKalb
- DeKalb High SchoolHigh · 2,134 students
- Huntley Middle SchoolMiddle · 865 students
- Founders Elementary SchoolElementary · 565 students
- Littlejohn Elementary SchoolElementary · 362 students
- Gwendolyn Brooks Elementary SchoolElementary · 328 students
- Jefferson Elementary SchoolElementary · 308 students
Nearby schools
- Littlejohn Elementary School0.6 mi · 362
- Jefferson Elementary School0.8 mi · 308
- Founders Elementary School1.1 mi · 565
- DeKalb High School1.3 mi · 2,134
- Lincoln Elementary School1.4 mi · 272
- Tyler Elementary School1.5 mi · 265
Frequently asked questions
About Clinton Rosette Middle SchoolHow many students attend Clinton Rosette Middle School?
Clinton Rosette Middle School enrolls approximately 575 students in grades 06-08.
Is Clinton Rosette Middle School an elementary, middle, or high school?
Clinton Rosette Middle School is a middle school covering grades 06-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at Clinton Rosette Middle School?
The student-to-teacher ratio at Clinton Rosette Middle School is approximately 12.2:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is Clinton Rosette Middle School?
Clinton Rosette Middle School reports a student body of 26% White, 39% Hispanic, 26% Black, 2% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is Clinton Rosette Middle School public or private?
Clinton Rosette Middle School is a public K-12 school, overseen by DeKalb CUSD 428.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.